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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL 
SLOWLY SHIFT N TO 30/31N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
DURING THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT DURING THE 
EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO NE 
WINDS TO 20 KT NEAR N COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING